![]() Plus, the cues from the ‘voice’ were simply about where to move your body next, no encouraging instructions for deepening the posture.Īlthough it was a tough workout, by about 30 minutes in I wanted to throw my iPad across the room. The flow through was quick – too quick for me – and there were no postures held long enough to allow time to breathe into and focus or feel anything. The practice was focused on standing moves and continued the same flow of postures over and over again which felt jarring and repetitive. Between instructions there was a constant stream of identical ‘inhaaaaale’ and ‘exhaaaaale’s that sounded like no yoga teacher I know. There were no instructions for how to do moves only cues like ‘bring your heels to the earth’ in Downward Dog (most people can’t get their feet near the earth!). Having a robotic voice saying things like ‘Come back to your centre’ is not something that helps bring me back to my centre. But coupled with the instructor’s Suri-like monologue, the hippy-in-the-lift music and the animation that didn’t change, I was creeped out. We did one sun salutation for 20 minutes – 20 minutes! – which was tedious enough. Inoffensive at first but played continuously for an hour….Īfter a short stretch in child’s pose we began a sun salutation that was so long and repetitive I thought something was wrong with my tablet. The interface was a lady in front of some water accompanied by a synthesised generic- funeral kind of organ music, like those CDs they play in spas that you wish they wouldn’t. I chose intermediate from the choices of beginner, intermediate and expert. It then went on to explain that Ocean with a high intensity interval training practice that cycles between intense yoga flow, strong holding postures and opening postures. There was no explanation of what kind of yoga we would be doing or its purpose so randomly I chose Ocean, 60 minutes. Each of the first three came with the choice of time: 30 min, 45 min or 60 min. I downloaded it and was offered five choices of workout: Ocean, Desert, Mountain, Sun Salutation A or Sun Salutation B. Pocket Yoga, at £1.99 seemed like a great idea. It was Saturday and I wanted a lie-in and something I could do at home before I hit the shops. Frankly, after nine days of straight workouts (stretching is a workout, okay) I was tired. It was under this impression that I tried Pocket Yoga. Take your fitness routine, yoga or meditation and do it anywhere with the snazzy press of a button on your tablet or phone. For the health conscious, apps should be the best thing since the net.
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